TLC467 Let's Don't and Say We Did!!

Hello everyone!!! It's my turn to host this weeks Technique Lover's Challenge on Splitcoast and we are going  to make a one layer card with a twist! Don't you just love those *twist* challenges...LOL!!! 

The twist is *Let's Don't and Say We Did*...to make the one layer card look like it has layers without adding card stock layers!!

There are several ways to do this...here are the deets:

1. Mask off a 1 - 1 1/2 inch strip across your card base and sponge ink to fill up the area. Take off the mask and use the masking tape to cover the sponged area. Use a stamp  big enough to show on the top and bottom of the sponged area amd stamp over the masked off area. After the ink is dry, remove the masking...it will look like the stamped image is behind the sponged area!!
2. Use washi tape instead of the sponging. Washi tape is an embellie, not card stock so it's not a layer (for our challenge anyway...LOL!!)
3. Sponge area inside a die and then stamp your image over it...it will look like a background layer.
4. Use stencils to sponge, spray, or use paste to create a layered look.
5. Use Embossing folders to add a little dimension or to create a frame around your image.
6. Be creative and have fun!!!

For my card, a 1 1/2 inch diagonal area was masked with Eclipse tape and sponged with Pool Party ink. The masking was removed and then the sponged area was masked. The Elements of Style flower image and sentiment  from Stampin Up! were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black....when the ink was dry, the masking was removed and a journaling pen was used along the edges of the sponged area. The image was colored with reinkers and an Aqua pen and the hemp cording and button finish it off. 

Thanks for stopping by...hope you can join us for this weeks TLC challenge...I'd love to see what you come up with!!!!

TLC352 - Let's Make Some Snow!!

Hello everyone!! It's my turn to host the TLC challenge on Splitcoast...since Holly and I are continuing our focus on the holidays until December 19th, how about setting the scene for some holiday fun!! Let's make a little snow....you can:
1. Use Flower Soft
2. Rub two pieces of styrofoam together to create home made snow
3. Tear and crimp white cardstock
4. Tear white cardstock and add Stickles to the torn part
5. Use patterned paper
6. Use a snow stamp
7. Use a winter snow scene stamp
8. Use snowflakes
9. Use Stickles or glitter to create falling snow
10. Make a card, gift box, ornament, gift set...what ever your little heart desires!!!

My card features the cute Rubbernecker G.Q. Polar Bear . He was colored with Copics, cutout and popped up in the snow which was made with torn white cardstock and the edges were covered with Stickles. The background was created first by sponging the clouds using Pool Party and a homemade cloud template. Then the three tree stamps from Stamp Oasis' Evergreen Set from Rubbernecker  were stamped using Handsome Hunter, Always Artichoke, and Old Olive. The sign and cardinal  from RN's Christmas Outdoor Set were also colored with Copics, cutout, and popped up with foam dots. The edges of the background layers were distressed for the finishing touch.

This was also for the 2 sisters Challenge to add sparkle, Crimbo Crackers Challenge to make it sparkle, and the Moving Along With the Times Challenge to let it snow.

Thanks for visiting and be sure to join us for the Technique Lover's Challenge on Splitcoast...I would love to see your snow creations!!!

Christmas is in the Air!!

Good morning everyone and happy Friday!! We have been busy the last couple of days cleaning this dirty house...we pick my Sister and her DH up at the airport tomorrow. They well stay until Tuesday... hopfully we will have some warm weather for them. It just blows me away at how much junk I can collect in just a few months!! If I don't shred junk mail every day, I end up with a stack...why are they sending me all that stuff when I just get rid of it....it's a wonder we have any trees left at all!!! 
Anyway...enough whining!! On to a much better subject...Christmas!! I made this bag for the
TLC Challenge on Splitcoast. Holly's challenge was  * it's a wrap* so I decorated a gift bag. The vintage Santa from Crafty Secrets was stamped with Real Red and it was layered onto a fancy Spellbinder's doily diecut. The papers and stickers were all from The Girls Paperie Tinsel and Twig collection.

I made this card yesterday for the Ways to Use It Challenge on Splitcoast....it was called *Baby it's cold outside*. What a fun challenge...it gave me a chance to use the cute little bird, sentiment, and snowflakes from Paper Smooches new winter set called Swanky Snowdudes. The birds were colored with copics and Stickles was added to the fur on the birds caps. The branch stamp  from Impress was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and the snow with Stickles, SEI paper, and ribbon finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by on this beautiful Friday morning...I hope you day is super special!!!

Technique Lover's Challenge #350

Good morning everyone!! It's my turn to host the TLC challenge on Splitcoast!! As I was stamping away this week, a silly thought popped into my head....what would happen if all my stamps disappeared....GASP!!! What would I do??? Well....let's find out!! Sooo, the challenge today is to create a card or project without stamps or digies! Here are a few suggestions:

1. Use patterned paper images: cut them out or use diecuts, punches, etc.
2. Use stickers, rub-ons, pictures, or chipboard
3. Use fabric pieces, flowers, tickets, food labels, or antique post cards
4. Use pictures from newspapers, magazines, or catalogs
5. Use ribbons, puzzle pieces, or photos
6. Make hand written sentiments or use letter stickers, letter buttons, stencils, labeling machine, cut out words from a newspaper or magazine.
7. The sky is the limit...have fun!!!

My card features a clown and sentiment that were cut from a piece of patterned paper, a banner sticker, and a diecut piece of embossed patterned paper. The stars were punched from cardstock and the buttons with twine finish it off. Come One, Come All and join us for a fun challenge!!!
Recipe:
Paper: White, Real Red, Always Artichoke, Pumpkin Pie, Imaginisce dp, SonBurn dp
Accessories: Baker's Twine, Buttons, Banner Sticker, Star Punch, Corner Punch, Border Die from PTI

Thanks for stopping by...have areat day!!!



Technique Lover's Challenge on Splitcoast

Hello everyone....hope your weekend was wonderful...it went by way too fast!!! Tonight is my turn to host the TLC challenge on Splitcoast and my challenge to you is to use your smallest stamps to create a border for your image. You can also create a wreath, as long as it is a border around a image or sentiment. How easy is that!!!!!
I used the tiny flower and leaf stamps from the Hero Arts Sending Happiness set...the flowers were stamped with Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party and the leaves were stamped with Pear Pizzazz. The bird was made with a Stampin Up! die and Martha Stewart Punches were used for the nest. The Papertrey Ink sentiment and bow finish it off.
Recipe:
Stamps: Hero Arts and Papertrey Ink
Paper: Hawaiian Shores, Calypso Coral, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss, Always Artichoke
Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: PTI Ribbon, Martha Stewart Punches, Stampin Up! Bird Die, Black Pearl

Thanks for stopping by....be sure to check out my challenge...I would love to see what you make!!!

Friday Morning Catch-Up!!

Good morning everyone!! My DH is getting ready to leave for another fishing tournament so guess what I am planning to do.....stamp, stamp, stamp!!!!! I may do a little online shopping, too....I haveta occupy myself somehow...right??? Anyway...here are a few cards I made this week for Splitcoast challenges...
The first card was for the Ways To Use It challenge to use pink because October is Breast Cancer Awarness Month. This is also for Wendy's Hope You Can Cling To challenge to use butterflies.


I used several shades of pink to stamp the flowers and butterflies from Rubbernecker's Create a Garden set 1 #512. The basket was colored with copics and the frame stamp from Rubbernecker called French Script Frame #583 was stamped on the outside. This is actually a one layer card but it looks like several!!
The bling on the flowers and the bow finish it off.
Recipe: Stamps: Rubbernecker
Paper: White, Early Expresso,
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Regal Rose, Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive, Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Rhinestones, Pink Silk Ribbon

I made this card for Splitcoast's Sketch Challenge...Basic Grey's Sweet Threads dp and Spellbinders dies were used for the background layers, the rose, and leaves. The sentiment called Beautiful Wishes #565-12 is from Rubbernecker Stamps.
Recipe: Stamps: Rubbernecker sentiment Beautiful Wishes #565-12
Paper: Vanilla, Soft Suede, Basic Grey's Sweet Threads dp
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Button, Twine, Spellbinders Rose Creations die and the leaf die, Martha Stewart and EK success border punches, Sewing Machine

Here is my card for this week's Color Challenge....the images from Taylored Expressions Birds of a Feather set were stamped with Elegant Eggplant, Pumpkin Pie, and Tempting Turquoise...the birds and birdcage were all popped up on dimensionals. The seam binding, button, and twine finish it off.

This is also for Bridget's Hope You Can Cling To Challenge: Things Are Looking Up...my birds!! TFL!!
Recipe:Stamps: Taylored Expressions Birds of a Feather
Paper: White, Elegant Eggplant
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Elegant Eggplant
Accessories: Seam Binding, Button, Twine

This was my TLC Challenge card for this week....to stack the background stamps!! The three background stamps used on my background were: Rubbernecker's Script, Victorian Diamond Panel, and the Wildflower Background. The sentiment  from RN's Butterflies are Free set was stamped with Really Rust and the ribbon, distressing, sewing, felt rose, felt leaves, and the vellum layered butterflies finish it off.
Recipe: Stamps: Rubbernecker
Paper: White, Really Rust, Baja Breeze
Ink: Really Rust, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: Ribbon, Vellum, Dotted Swiss EF, Pearls, Sewing Machine, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Felt, Rolled Flower Die from MFT, Spellbinder's Leaf die, Nestabilities

Whew....that's a lotta stamping!!!! I just found out that I have been selected as the Queen for The Queen For a Day Challenge on Splitcoast...Whoohoo!!! I am so honored and thrilled...I can't wait to see all the cards everyone has cased from my gallery!!!  Have a great day...I know I will!!!

TLC344 Cover Chipboard With Paper

Hello everyone...it's my turn to host the Technique Lover's Challenge on Splitcoast!! I love to use chipboard and what better way to decorate it than to cover it with patterned paper...easy peasy challenge this week!!
First, I lay the chipboard piece on the pattern paper and draw around the shape and cut it out. I like to use a glue stick to adhere the paper to the chipboard and then I use an emery board to sand the edges. I have a real small, skinny one for the small curves edges...works great!!

My project is a chipboard coaster wall hanging...the cute little Maya Road chipboard tree and sun were covered with various papers as was the background. The sentiment from the Whiff of Joy 2009 Fall Stamp Kit was cut up and adhered to the sky area and the rick rack, leaf buttons laced with twine, and the clip with ribbon finish it off.

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Dream Valley Challenges - buttons
2. ECP Challenge - use 6 different pattern papers (I used a different paper for the tree trunk, tree leaves, sky, grass, sun, and sun ring
3. Just Some Lines Challenge - fall colors
4. Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - Autumn days
5. Crafting for all seasons Challenge - Fall colors


Thanks for stopping by...hope to see your projects in the TLC gallery!!!

TLC340 Embossed Kisses

Hello everyone...it's my turn to host the TLC challenge on Splitcoast and this weeks challenge has come to us from the very talented Susan Roberts...it's called Embossed Kisses!!! She created a tutorial for this technique on her blog...check it out!!

My card features ornament stamps from Papertrey Ink's Vintage Ornaments. Each ornament was "kissed" just a little bit differently. The red one was inked up with Riding Hood Red and kissed on a dry diamond shaped embossing folder before stamping it on the white cardstock. The light green one was inked with River Rock and kissed on a snowflake folder that was inked up with Old Olive. The small round ornament was inked with Old Olive and kissed on a swirly folder that was inked with black. The ornaments were all cutout and adhered to the doily with pop dots. The doily was cutout using a Papertrey Ink doily die, the scallop was made with a Papertrey Ink scallop die, sewing was done around the edges of the background paper, and the seam binding, felt snowflake, button, and Baker's Twine finish it off.
Recipe: Stamps: Papertrey Ink Vintage Ornaments
Paper: Authentique's Wonder dp, Vanilla, Riding Hood Red
Ink: River Rock, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Black
Accessories: Gold Cording, Seam Binding, Felt Snowflake from Little Yellow Bicycle, Button, Baker's Twine, Doily Die from PTI, Scallop Die from PTI, Sewing Machine, Embossing Folders

Thanks for stopping by....come join us for the Technique Lover's Challenge on Splitcoast!! I would love to see what you create!!!!

"Stamp the Sentiment Over the Image"

Hello everyone....it's my turn to host the TLC challenge on Splitcoast and I have a real easy one for you this week!!! I just love the look of the sentiment as the main image and it looks sooo pretty and elegant to stamp the sentiment over an image soooo......We are going to "stamp the sentiment over the image"!!
You can use lighter ink to stamp the the image...the Rubbernecker diamond patterned stamp from their Paris 1908 #SKU-527 set was stamped with Cool Caribbean, the damask image from the Opera #SKU-575 set was stamped with Going Gray and the sentiment called Amazing Grace #SKU-582-18 was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black.
The background paper is from Graphic 45's Once upon a Springtime dp, the leaves were diecut from PTI's Everyday Blessings dp with a Spellbinder's leaf die and the My Favorite Things rolled flower die was used to cut the felt flower. Lace, sewing, and a black pearl finish it off.
Recipe: Stamps: Rubbernecker
Paper: White, Black, Once Upon a Springtime dp by Graphic 45, Everyday Blessings dp from Papertrey Ink
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Going Gray, Soft Sky
Accessories: Felt, Flower Die-namics from MFT, Spellbinders Leaf Die, Black Pearl, Lace, Stampin Up! Scalloped Border Punch, Nestabilities, Sewing Machine

I have a couple of vairations for you as long as the sentiment is the main image:
1. You can stamp the sentiment on vellum and than place it over a stamped image.
2. The sentiment can be stamped over a background that has been stamped with a background stamp.
3. You can stamp the sentiment over several stamped image in a collage effect.
4. Just go with it and have fun!!!

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Paper Creator's Craft Challenge - flowers
2.Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - monochromatic
3. Mami Doodles - flowers
4. Pattie's Creations Design Challenge - stitching faux or real
5. The Stamp Man Challenge Blog - stitching

Thanks for visiting....have a wonderful week!!!

TLC334 Color Blocking With a Twist

Hello everyone....I finally got home from the Grapevine Stamp show....I'm pooped but we had sooo much fun!!! I saw some old friends and made some new ones...can't get any better than that!!! Tonight it's time for another Technique Lover's Challenge on Splitcoast. The challenge this week is to use color blocking with a twist. Most people use an acrylic block, stamp it on an ink pad and stamp the cardstock. This is used mostly as a background for another stamp on a one layer card. I want you to change it up a little.......

1. Think of another way to use the color blocking.....maybe use several different shades of one color, stamp a 2x2 block with the various colors onto white cardstock, let dry, and then use the colored cardstock with a die to make a layered flower
2. Use watercolor crayons to ink up the block, very lightly mist with water, and stamp on white cardstock.
3. Use several different colors of watercolor crayons on a large background size block...scribble the crayons all over the block, mist very lightly with water, and stamp on white cardstock. Use this as your own designer paper.
4. Use different spray colors like Glimmer Mist to ink up your block and stamp onto white cardstock,
5. Ink up your block, mist a stamp with water very lightly, stamp on the acrylic block, and then stamp the block on cardstock. It should leave a light imprint of the stamp on the paper.

I made a background with a 1" block and several different colored inks that matched the copic colors in the sweet Lilli of the Valley image. I tried to match the copic colors with patterned paper I had on hand but nothing matched so this worked out perfectly!!!

Thanks for visiting...head on over to Splitcoast and join us for a fun challenge!!!

TLC332 Faux Silk With a Twist

Hello everyone!! Hope you are having fun on this wonderful July 4th weekend!!! What better way to celebrate that to do a little stamping....Whoohoo!!! It's my turn to host this weeks TLC challenge on splitcoast and I am going to revisit a past challenge and add a little twist!! This week we are going to do Faux Silk. However, we are going to fancy it up just a bit by adding sponging, misting with Glimmer Mist or any other similar product, chalk, alcohol inks, flicking on the ink with a toothbrush, adding glitter or Stickles, or any other fun think you can think of!!

The instructions are pretty simple:
1. Stamp image on the tissue paper
2. Crinkle up some tissue paper and then flaten it out
3. Add glue to the background paper using a glue stick, glue spray, or liquid glue
4. Adhere the tissue paper to the backing making sure you leave a few wrinkles
5. Trim off the excess tissue paper

For those who don't have tissue paper, you can use a napkin, thin paper towel, or mulberry paper.

For my sample, I stamped the Rubbernecker 10 Point Ornament #SKU: 548 and the Rubbernecker Stamp Oasis sentiment called Scroll Joy #SKU: 1206 SO onto a napkin with Vivid Aqua ink, wadded it up, flatened it out, and glued it onto a piece of white cardstock. After triming the napkin, chalk was then used to color the ornament and around the edges. The pearl center and black silk ribbon finish it off. Recipe: Stamps: Rubbernecker 10 Point Ornament and RN Stamp Oasis Scroll Joy sentiment, Paper: White, Black, Ink: Vivid Aqua, Versafine Onyx Black, Accessories: Black Silk Ribbon, Pearls, Napkin, Chalks

Thanks for stopping by...have a Great July 4th!!!

TLC330 Old World Look

Hello everyone....hope you had a wonderful weekend!!! It's my turn to host the TLC challenge on Splitcoast and my challenge to you is to make a card or project with the *Old World Look*

There are lots of techniques to age your paper...here are a few of them:

1. The easiest technique for me is to distress the paper with a distressing tool or use an old butter knife.
2. Sponge your project with distress inks...I like to use Vintage Photo. If you lay the paper down over a rough surface while sponging, you will get a textured look. You can also drag the ink pad over the paper for a really rustic look.
3. Use Walnut Ink Crystals and water. After mixing the crystals with water you can sponge it on, paint it on, or dip the paper in it.
4. You can do the same thing with tea or coffee. In fact, you can use a wet tea bag to rub over the paper or blot it on for a blotchy effect.
5. After sponging your project, stamp over the finished product with a script background stamp or a Weathered looking stamp...this is what I did to my sample.
6. Brayer on texture...ink up the brayer and spritz with water before applying to the paper.
7. Rub chalk over your image for a dusky, muted look or add it to the roughed edges.
8. Use sprays like Glimmer Mist or glazes...apply with a sponge for more texture.
9. Use lemon or lime juice to *burn* the edges of the project. Apply the juice to the paper with a sponge and heat with a heat gun.
10. You can also age something with sweetened condenced milk....apply it with a brush and heat with a heat gun...this looks really cool!!! I used it once on an owl image for the feathers.
11. Wrinkle your paper by misting it with water, wadding it up, and them smoothing it out. This works best on a finished project. Don't try to color an image after you have wrinkled the paper!! You can iron it a bit if it's too wrinkled and misting with a dark glaze or rinker and water mix will highlight the wrinkles.

My card features Rubbernecker's Flower Basket stamp #SKU 532-11...it was colored with Copics and sponged with Ranger Vintage Photo Distress Ink. It was then stamped with the Stampin Up's Weathered background stamp and Stampin Up's French Script stamp using Vintage Photo. A Nestabilities oval die was used to cut out an oval frame from a piece of Pink Paislee's Butterfly Garden dp and the Soft Suede matting. The frame was also sponged, distressed, and stamped with the Weathered background stamp. Pearls, seam binding, and a metal flower finish it off.

Thanks for visiting...hope you join us for this fun technique!!!

Patchwork Birthday Wishes

Good morning everyone....hope you are all staying cool!!! It is sooo hot here that I think we could fry eggs on the sidewalk...LOL!!!! We don't have any rain in out forcast so I'm sure we will go into water rationing....I just hate to see the grass turn brown. I may have to buy some green spray paint...LOL!!! Anyway....

I made this card yesterday for the Technique Lover's Challenge on Splitcoast. Holly challenged us to use a patchwork on our card. I used papers from Pink Paislee's Butterfly Gardens and the Happy Birthday Square from Rubbernecker. Sewing was done around the blocks and Primas, seam binding, twine, lace, and a Spellbinder's die finish it off. This is also for the Shabby Tea Room's challenge to use pink, green and flowers.

Thanks for visiting today....hope you have a wonderful Tuesday!!!!

TLC328 Decorate the Envie

Hello everyone!!! Boy, have I had a wild weekend...5 of my grands stayed with me while Grandpa was at a fishing tournament in East Texas...I'm not sure that I am seeing straight tonight but that's ok!! My house may never be the same...LOL!!! We have the Wii set up in the first guest room and the two little boys have only come out to be fed and to feed the turtle. Cole couldn't be parted from his pet turtle. In fact, it stayed with me in my bedroom last night...I think we bonded...LOL!!!!! Anyway....

It is my turn to host this weeks TLC challenge on Splitcoast. I found my inspiration on my sweet friend Denise's blog...she colored this adorable envelope and I absolutely loved it!!! Soooo, the challenge this week is to color a scene on an envelope or create a design on the envelope to match a card you have already made....let's make it easy on ourselves...LOL!!

I created a collage effect on the kraft envie to match the card I made for a swap I went to a couple of weeks ago. The images from Rubbernecker's Paris 1908 set were stamped with Memento's Desert Sand and Rich Cocoa. The to and from were hand written with an artists pen.

This is just tooo easy and fun....join us if you can!!! Thanks for stopping by!!

TLC 326 Sentiment Underneath

Hello everyone!! It's my turn to host the Technique Lover's Challenge on Splitcoast today and my challenge is called Sentiment Underneath.
It's pretty simple...just attach an image panel on the front of your card with a brad at the top only. Then stamp the sentiment under the image panel on the cardstock, patterned paper, or another panel. You can make a card or just use one piece of cardstock for your card since the sentiment is under the front panel...you really don't need an inside to the card.
You can write you message on the back or make the front movable panel large enough for the sentiment and a message.

This is a great way to conserve cardstock, use up all your scraps, and make a thinner card for mailing!!

The chandelier image from Rubbernecker's Clowns and Crowns set was embossed on Night of Navy cardstock with white ep and cutout with the Fleur De Lis Square Nestabilities. It was attached to the background panel with one brad only. The sentiment is from Rubbernecker's Butterflies are Free set. The RN Wild Garden Border was stamped with Night of Navy onto the SU dp and the seam binding, button, and twine finish it off.

Recipe: Stamps: Rubbernecker Clowns and Crowns #SKU 528, Wild Garden Corner #SKU-539-04, Butterflies are Free #SKU-538, Paper: White, Night of Navy, Stampin Up! dp, Ink: Night of Navy, Versamark
Accessories: Brad, White Embossing Powder, Fleur De Lis Nestabilities, Seam Binding, Twine, Button

Thanks for visiting...be sure to stop by Splitcoast and join us in the TLC challenge...I would love to see what you create!!!

Butterfly Kisses

Hello everyone....hope you have had a great week so far!!! My DD Holly (hbrown) and I are going to the North Texas Shoebox Swap this weekend and we have both been busy making our card packets. It's a lot of work to get ready for a swap but we have sooo much fun!! We had to create 30 card packets and 2 made up cards...when it's over we all will have 30 different cards to take home...tooo cool!!! Anyway...
I made this card last Monday for Splitcoast's TLC challenge. Holly's (Toy) challenge was to make faux buttons. I made my button from the butterfly stamp in the Friend of Mine set by The Craft's Meow. The silhouette image from The Craft's Meow's Butterfly Kisses set was stamped on Stella Rose dp, cutout, and attached over the other Stella Rose layers. Pearls, ribbon, lace, twine and stick pins finish it off.

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Anything Goes Challenge - bingo-pins, punches, pearls
2. Creative Card Crew - cute and girly
3. Cupcake Craft Challenge - use something you will find in the garden
4. Southern Girls Challenge- let's hear it for the girls

Thanks for stopping by...have a great day!!!

TLC324 Colored Embossing

Hello everyone...it's my turn to host Splitcoast's Technique Lover's Challenge this week and my challenge comes to us thanks to Trish (TrishG). She made this gorgeous card with her technique called Colored Embossing!! It's pretty simple...all you have to do is use markers to color the inside of an embossing folder (the indented part)...when you run it through a Cuttlebug or other embossing machine the raised part is colored....how cool is that!!!

I used a small 2x2 folder and used Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive markers to color the indented part of the folder. Trish spritzed her's with water but I wanted to see what it looked like without the water. I did find that you will need to use a Q Tip or sponge to wipe off the ink that gets outside of the sunken part on the folder or it will ruin the design. I found that out after ruining a few practice rounds!!
The rosette was made from Basic Grey's Sugar Rush dp and the Tim Holtz rosette die. The flower and leaves were stamped on the same paper with Waltzingmouse's Sewing Box - Hugs set and layered with foam dots. Baker's twine and Candy Dots finish it off.


Thanks for visiting ...now, gather up those embossing folders and come join us in this weeks TLC challenge!!!!

Splitcoast's TLC Challenge

Hello everyone...it's my turn to host the TLC challenge on Splitcoast this week and boy, have I got an easy one for ya....it's called *Stampin in the die*. All you have to do is stamp your image using a background stamp or any other large background image that will cover the whole die so the unstamped edge under the die creates the frame. ....easy peasy!!!

I used Rubbernecker's Victorian Damask background stamp for both pink layers and the chipboard silhouette from Maya Road was colored with a black marker. The card base and background pink layer were cutout with a large Curved Rectangle Nestabilities and two black scalloped Nestabilities oval layers were used for a little dimension. Black crinkly ribbon and a brad finish it off.

Thanks for visiting!!! Now, pull out those Nesties dies and stamps and come play the Technique Lover's Challenge with us!!

Challenge Monday

Good morning everyone.....I'm off to work but first I wanted to show you a few cards. I had a wonderful stamping kinda day yesterday!! I made cards for three different Splitcoast challenges...Whoohoo!! The first card was made for the CAS 115 challenge which was a sketch challenge and for the Featured Stamper 219 challenge to honor Sue (coffeestamper). I chose to case Sue's Love Hydrangeas card....I kept the same colors, hydrangea stamp, and Mother's Day theme but changed the layout, papers, and colored the leaves green. Stamps: Because I Care from Stampin Up!, Mother from PTI Paper: White, Night of Navy, SU dp Ink: Night of Navy, Old Olive Accessories: Button, Floss, Corner Rounder punch, Ribbon

Splitcoast's TLC 321 challenge was to make two cards using the same supplies, however, we were to make them both different...different layouts, styles, or designs.

The seamstress image from Red Lead Paperworks was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and the Rubbernecker Script stamp was stamped over the image. Lots of extras were added to the shabby chic design along with distressing, sewing, and seam binding. I kinda messed up because I didn't add the ribbon, lace, and pins to the CAS one...oh well...maybe no one will notice...LOL!!!

Thanks for stopping by....hope you get to do a little stamping today!!!

TLC Challenge on Splitcoast

Hello everyone...it's my turn to host this weeks TLC challenge on Splitcoast. My challenge to you is called punched circle edge. My Belli Challenge teammate, Shelly, created a wonderful tutorial for this technique...you can see it here on her blog.

This is a wonderful technique for those of us who don't have a lot of fancy circle dies.

My card features a classy looking stamp from Unity called Best Friends. It was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and the lips were colored with a Real Red marker. My scalloped circle edge was made using an EK Success punch with Shelly's instructions and a piece of Paper Loft dp called Well Worn. The background layer was embossed with a brick folder and sewing was done around the background edges. The sentiment is from Unity's June 2009 Kit of the Month and the ribbon, twine, and button are the finishing touches.

This is how I created my punched circle edge:

1. Cut a piece of patterned paper 1"x 12"

2. Use a small scalloped punch to punch one of the long sides.

3. Now, cut in from the long unpunched side towards the scalloped edge every 1/4 inch along the whole piece....be careful not to cut into the scalloped area. Cut off about 1/2 inch from the unpunched side so it will be easier to curve around a circle. The whole piece will be about 1/2 wide.

4. Adhere double sided tape to the back of the round main image layer along the outside curve

5. Adhere the punched border to the backside making sure the punched edge shows from the front. Overlap the clipped pieces so it curves around the round layer. Tape the piece to the back so it's secure.

Thanks for stopping by....be sure to join us for this weeks TLC on Splitcoast...I would love to see what you come up with!!!